A large Texas datacenter company is expected to purchase the old Sears headquarters campus in Hoffman Estates, IL.In its heyday, the Sears headquarters campus in Hoffman Estates was a thriving place with thousands of employees running largest retailer in the world.
Current Mayor Bill McLeod was a village trustee when Sears opened in the mid-90s. He said the massive 2.3 million square-foot site helped draw other businesses and residential areas to the town as well.In the last couple years, as the company closed the headquarters and its final stores in Illinois, the site has been one of the more prominent pieces vacant real estate in the Chicago area. But, that may soon change. A huge datacenter company from Texas is expected to purchase the property.
Pletz said there is a great demand for data centers, and the former Sears site offers lots of advantages. And, while it may not be a high-profile corporate headquarters, village officials will be happy to see something there.